NEW YORK: Sarah Palin wouldn't reveal her political plans for 2012 in an interview with Barbara Walters, but when asked whether she'd play a major role replied that "if people will have me, I will."

The former Republican vice presidential candidate said that the next presidential election isn't even on her radar screen.

"My ambition, if you will, my desire is to help our country in whatever role that may be, and I cannot predict what that will be, what doors will be open in the year 2012," she told Walters in an interview that began airing on ABC news segments yesterday.